Daniel J. Mendez, age 81, late of Dolton. Beloved husband for 61 years of Lucille (née Clement); devoted father of Danny (Eloisa) Mendez, David (Rose) Mendez, Vincent (Therese) Mendez, and Mary Marcano; proud grandfather and great-grandfather of many; loving brother of Joe (late Judy) Mendez, George (Karen) Mendez, Arthur Mendez, and the late Mario (Norma) Mendez; kind uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday from 2 - 8 p.m. Funeral Friday 10:15 a.m. from Thornridge Funeral Home (Janusz Family Funeral Service) 15801 S. Cottage Grove Ave., four blocks North of 162nd St. (Rte. 6) Dolton / South Holland, to Christ Our Savior Mass 11:00 a.m. Interment St. Benedict Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society